About this event
See Acrobatic Conundrum's show, THREADS, from the comfort of your own home!
A single strand is fragile; but combined, the threads of a rope become nearly unbreakable.
Conundrum invites you into a tangled world, by turns emotive and exhilarating. Rope papers the walls, rope becomes an animate object in the hands of a clown, rope elevates dance-storytelling into the air. Conundrum’s movement-poets swing and spin up high, telling stories that unravel love and grief. Spectator and performer unite to untie the knots of inextricable dilemmas, from how to be together to how not to be together. Acrobats revel in the messy knot of being connected to each other, pulling their weight, trusting, and putting their lives on the line for each other. They lift each other up and launch each other even higher. In the mortal arts of circus, an ephemeral moment can last forever, an eternal now extends as deep as we can feel. THREADS is a circus opus featuring six performers and a musician, an exploration of connection, love, and endings — a story strung with grace and daring that will leave you inspired and curiously alive.
Seattle’s counter to Cirque du Soleil, Acrobatic Conundrum is a fusion of circus arts and contemporary theater. Wholly human and without fantastical adornment, Conundrum brings real people to the stage to share their incredible talents and embraces the foibles and follies of being human — querying meaning, exploring possibilities, pursuing passion while never taking itself too seriously.
Performers: Arne Bystrom, Terry Crane, Jill Marissa, Ivanna Wei, Ezra Weill, Dream Frohe
Director: Terry Crane
Composer and Music Director: Kamila Nasr
Scenic and Audio Designer: Max Sarkowsky
Lighting Designer: Bryce Bartl-Geller
Costume Designer: Elizabeth Klob
Stage Manager: Hannah Smith
Assistant Stage Manager: Bayla Jaffe
Written by Terry Crane and the Threads cast
Assistant Director: Max Sarkowsky
Rigging Support: On-Sight Access
90 minutes. Enjoyable for all ages.
Livestream tickets are Pay-What-You-Can (minimum $5), which allows you to choose the level of ticket price that fits your budget.
We have suggestions for different price levels if you are able to give a little extra to help the production (and future productions)!
$5 – access to Livestream + buy a performer a kombucha
$20 – access to Livestream + pay for an hour of rehearsal space
$40 – access to Livestream + pay a company member's parking all day on Capitol Hill
$75 – access to Livestream + buy a swivel so performers can spin!
$100 – access to Livestream + buy 100 feet of rope (because THREADS!)
Please know we appreciate any and all donations, and your presence and continued support are the most meaningful to us!
